2S1
Gvozdika
Ref : Skif
#206
The 2S1 is the Russian army
standard howitzer. It armed with a 122mm gun mounted in an
armored pillbox. This artillery SP gun has been widely exported
and may be encountered in Africa, Middle-East and of course in
the former Warsaw Pact countries.
Within the Russian forces, it is still in service but begins to
be replaced by the 152mm SP gun 2S19.
The kit is manufactured by
Skif. It is provided with some photoetched parts lacking of
sharpness. The building is easily done. Its detail level is good
and the Eduard set brings a great lot (see the close distance
pictures), particularly to the nautical propulsion deflectors. For the
detailing sets enthusiasts, Friul releases a set of tracks,
Modelpoint a metal barrel and several manufacturers provide resin
roadwheels.
The decoration is that of a Yugoslavian federal army howitzer
seen while leaving Kosovo in June 1999. The vehicle is evidently
lacking maintenance as shows the loose left track. The paint
is shaded and somewhere fully blackened. However, the vehicle has
very few rust dots as the hull is made of aluminum. The markings
come from a dry transfer sheet.
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